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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-677772
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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLD FIELDS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001172724
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 HELEN ROAD
		STREET 2:		SANDOWN
		CITY:			SANDTON
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			2196
		BUSINESS PHONE:		0027115629700

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		STREET 1:		POST NET SUITE 252
		STREET 2:		PRIVATE BAG X30500
		CITY:			HOUGHTON 2041 SOUTH AFRICA
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			00000
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Gold Fields Limited</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Reg. 1968/004880/06</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Wednesday, 10&nbsp;August, 2016</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">150 Helen Road, Sandown,</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sandton,
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+27 11 562-9796</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">www.goldfields.co.za</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>VIA EDGAR </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Rufus
Decker </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounting Branch Chief </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office of Beverages,
Apparel, and Mining </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities and Exchange Commission </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of Corporate Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, N.E. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, DC 20549-7010 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Re:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Form 20-F for the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2015</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Filed April&nbsp;13, 2016</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>File No.&nbsp;001-31318</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Decker: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gold
Fields Limited (the &#147;Company&#148;) received a comment letter from the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Staff&#148;) dated July&nbsp;27, 2016 (the &#147;Comment Letter&#148;) related to our Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company respectfully requests an extension of an additional eight business days to
respond to the Comment Letter in order to permit sufficient time for an internal review of its responses at the appropriate level of the Company. The Company hereby submits such request and confirms that it will respond to the comment of the Staff
set forth in the Comment Letter on or before August&nbsp;22, 2016. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Directors: C A Carolus (Chair), N J
Holland<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:6.5pt">&#134;</FONT></SUP>**(Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt**(Chief Financial Officer), A Andani <SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">#</SUP>, K&nbsp;Ansah<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">#</SUP>, T P Goodlace, A R
Hill<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:6.5pt">&ne;</FONT></SUP>, R P Menell, D M J Ncube, S P Reid&#094;, G M Wilson </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#094;Australian, &#134;British, <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:6.5pt">&ne;</FONT></SUP>Canadian, <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">#</SUP>Ghanaian, ** Executive Director </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><U>/s/&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;A.&nbsp;Schmidt&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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